Table of Contents

1. LIST OF FIGURES (pg. 7)
2. NOTE TO INSTRUCTORS (pg. 8)
3. INTRODUCTION (pg. 9)
   1. Background Information (pg. 9)
   2. Preliminary Instructions (pg. 10)
      1. Tools for dissection (pg. 10)
      2. General guidelines (pg. 11)
      3. Finishing a Session (pg. 12)
   3. Anatomical Terminology (pg. 13)
4. STARTING THE DISSECTION (pg. 15)
   1. External observations (pg. 15)
   2. Bones (pg. 16)
   3. Skinning the Pig (pg. 17)
   4. Superficial Muscles and Connective Tissue (pg. 18)
5. MUSCULAR SYSTEM (pg. 19)
   1. Introduction (pg. 19)
   2. Muscle Terminology (pg. 19)
   3. Ventral Muscles (pg. 19)
   4. Neck Muscles (pg. 23)
   5. Lateral Forelimb Muscles (pg. 24)
   6. Shoulder Muscles (pg. 26)
   7. Medial Forelimb Muscles (pg. 30)
   8. Back Muscles (pg. 33)
   9. Lateral Hind Leg Muscles (pg. 34)
   10. Medial Hind Leg Muscles (pg. 36)
   11. Lower Hind Leg Muscles (pg. 37)
6. SALIVARY GLANDS & ASSOCIATED STRUCTURES (pg. 38)
7. ORAL CAVITY (pg. 40)
8. ABDOMINAL CAVITY (pg. 43)
9. THORACIC CAVITY (pg. 50)
10. FEMALE GENITOURINARY SYSTEM (pg. 56)
11. MALE GENITOURINARY SYSTEM (pg. 58)
12. CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM (pg. 63)
    1. Veins (pg. 63)
       1. Anterior Veins (pg. 63)
       2. Abdominal Veins (pg. 67)
       3. Posterior Veins (pg. 68)
    2. Arteries (pg. 71)
       1. Anterior Arteries (pg. 71)
       2. Abdominal Arteries (pg. 77)
       3. Posterior Arteries (pg. 78)
    3. Circulatory Patterns (pg. 81)
       1. Fetal Pattern (pg. 81)
       2. Adult Pattern (pg. 83)
    4. Sheep Heart (pg. 84)
13. SHEEP EYE (pg. 90)
14. SHEEP BRAIN (pg. 92)
15. APPENDIX 1: KIDNEY STRUCTURE (pg. 98)
16. APPENDIX 2: ADDITIONAL THORACIC DISSECTIONS (pg. 100)
17. APPENDIX 3: ADDITIONAL NERVE DISSECTIONS (pg. 106)
18. APPENDIX 4: SHEEP HEART DISSECTION (pg. 108)
19. INDEX (pg. 109)

Fetal Pig Dissection Guide

113 pages, 63 illustrations, 33 medical notes. Coil bound.

Last updated Sept., 2004

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